A primary school has been forced to cancel its Christmas play after receiving “racist and abusive messages” online over its refugee storyline.
Staff and pupils at Cauldeen Primary School in Inverness were preparing to stage a production of a show called Gimme Gimme Gimme, featuring a scene about refugee children caught up in the Syrian conflict.
The hour-long musical, created by Edgy Productions in 2016, intends to show how some less fortunate children spend Christmas.
But the school has now been forced to axe its plans after it sparked backlash on social media.
Pupils will instead take part in “other festive learning activities” on the lead up to Christmas.
A Highland Council spokesman said: “Following negative feedback on social media, including racist and abusive messages – some of which were directed at the school and staff – the school has made the wellbeing of staff and pupils its main priority.
“Instead of a Christmas show, classes will enjoy other festive learning activities in school.
“Under devolved school management, decisions like this are an operational matter for the school.”
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